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A cataract is where the lens of the eye has become opaque - essentially, the person is looking through a 'clouded' lens.
That's why cataracts are cut away during surgery to improve vision on people who have gone blind because of them.
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What is a large powerful waterfa ll?
Niagara Falls in TorontoThe general term is a cateract
Will sight return after FILMS surgery?
will sight return to normal after FILMS surgery and cateract surgery
What did Fred Hollows campaign for?
Fred Hollows was a great man! He did amazing things he campaign for blindness and needlessly cateract
How do you use expertly in a sentence?
He expertly removed the cateract from the eye of the patient. The repair had been done so expertly that it could not be seen.
How do dogs get cateract?
Its a medical process in which there is a substance that clouds over the eye and prevents a dog from seeing. you can get these removed but its likely they will come back /cause a problem for the dog.
How long after cateract surgery can you fly?
ussually it is six months. but you should ask your family doctor, or if you have a specialist taking care of you ask him. but ussuakky its six months or so. tryin2help:D
Both eyes had detached retinas left eye cateract surgery caused pucker bad vison need rt eye cateract done help what do you sugest?
im very sorry 2 hear that im going through the same thing as u...im 17 had 2 detached retinas in both eyes my left eye is now a lazy eye an has taken more of my sight in my left eye you are not alone stay strong hunni xxxxxxx
What are descriptive words to describe a waterfall?
Another name for a waterfall is: Small Waterfall: Cascade Large Waterfall: Cateract
What is a sentence for the word sight?
It was love at fourth sight.You are to shoot the intruder on sight.His sight was failing.As soon as they caught sight of the suspect, the officers gave chase.
What organs are affected by cataracts?
The answer is the eye. Longsightedness is when you can see things ok from a distance but not close up. It is the opposite to shortsightedness (Myopia) where you can see things ok close up, but not from a distance. The medical word for longsightedness is Hypermetropia.
Can pit bulls have blue eyes?
yes accually they can i own 2 with blue eyes 1 has 2 blue eyes but the vets said she may get cateract in her eyes when she ges older abd the other is her offspring she has a blue eye and a brown eye i also have 2 pits with green eys ther red nose pits with the liver pigment color ya there very buitiful but to answer your question yes they can
What is another name for a small waterfall?
The worlds smallest waterfall is located i south east Africa in the Capetown area, located just north of the city it stands at 5 meters tall Another answer The smallest natural waterfall in the U.S.A. is located in Newington CT (one of their only sources of natural water and their town logo) at 16 ft or 4.9 meters tall. Check it out; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newington,_Connecticut
